Kenya’s Ruto launches flagship credit scheme for poor
Nairobi – Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday launched a low-interest credit scheme to boost financial access for the... Read more
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Uranium-rich Niger struggles despite nuclear resurgence
Niamey – Prospects for the world’s nuclear industry have been boosted by the war in Ukraine and mounting hostility... Read more
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‘You need high-level mental and emotional stability,’ says Lorna Mlonzi, a young entrepreneur changing lives with SkyInternet
Cape Town – Lorna Mlonzi is a 29-year-old entrepreneur, who is the founder and CEO of SkyInternet, an internet... Read more
28 Nov
Struggling Ghana plans tax rise, debt swap to secure IMF aid
Accra – Ghana’s finance minister, Kenneth Ofori-Atta, presented the 2023 budget to parliament on Thursday, hiking tax and planning... Read more
25 Nov
South Africa’s central bank imposes another steep rate hike
Johannesburg – South Africa’s central bank on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate again by a steep 0.75 percentage... Read more
25 Nov
South Africa’s small-scale fishers have been marginalised since apartheid – what needs to change
Kathleen Auld, World Maritime University and Loretta Feris, University of Pretoria South Africa is home to tens of thousands... Read more
25 Nov
Gas-flush Algeria to ramp up defence spend in 2023
Algiers – Algeria plans to allocate nearly $23 billion to defence next year, more than double that set aside... Read more
23 Nov
WATCH | Nigeria inaugurates first oil and gas project in north
Abuja – Nigeria began drilling for oil and gas in the northeast on Tuesday, a first for the African... Read more
23 Nov
Ivory Coast and Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices
Abidjan – Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two biggest cocoa producers, said on Monday there had been progress... Read more
22 Nov
A bold and clear plan for the health regulatory body
Committed to promoting quality healthcare for all South Africans, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is mandated to... Read more
22 Nov
